Thursday, August 25, 1955
THE BATTALION
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Band to Go to Los Angeles
For UCLA Football Game
The A&M Band, referred to as
the “largest marching band in the
world” and “that Fightin’ Texas
Aggie Band,” will make the trip
to Los Angeles, Cal., for the foot
ball game Sept. 16 between the
Aggies and the UCLA Bruins. *
The 250-member band, under the
direction of Lt. Col. E. V. Adams,
will march onto the field just be-
Here’s Words
To Famous
Aggie ‘Spirit’
“Spirit of Aggieland”
Some may boast of prowess bold,
Of the school they think so grand,
But there’s a spirit can ne’er be
told—
It’s the spirit of Aggieland.
We are the Aggies—the Aggies
are we.
True to each other as Aggies can
be.
We’ve got to FIGHT boys,
We’ve got to FIGHT!
We’ve got to fight for Maroon and
White.
After they’ve boosted all the rest,
They will come and join the best.
For we are the Aggies—the Aggies
are we,
We’re from Texas A. M. C.
T—E—X—A—S, A—G—G—I—E,
Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!
Fight!
Fight! Maroon! White—White—
White!
A—G—G—I—E, Texas!
Texas! A—M—C!
Gig ’em Aggies! 1! 2! 3!
Farmers fight! Farmers fight!
Fight—fight—fight—fight—fight
Farmers, farmers, fight!
Irvin Responsible
For All Finances
The most important business
side of A&M’s athletics is directed
by Barlow (Bones) Irvin, admin
istrative assistant to the athletic
director.
Irvin, former, Aggie . tackle,
coach and athletics director, is
charged with all the financial and
other business matters of all the
sports.
He is assisted by business man
ager Pat Dial, and ticket manager
Mrs. Mary Ruth Wilson.
Coach’s Bat Won
Game and Crown
A&M first SWC baseball crown
was hammered in by a left fielder
named Roy (Beau) Bell.
It was the final game of the
season in 1931; the Aggies were
facing the University of Texas.
Bell stepped up to the plate, back
ed by a .474 batting average, and
slammed a home run across the
fence.
Bell, incidentally, is now A&M’s
baseball coach.
After graduation, Bell went into
organized baseball, playing for
Galveston, then the St. Louis
Browns.
He will be entering his fifth
year here as baseball coach.
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fore kickoff time at 8 p.m. and
play the National Anthem. In be
tween halves it will put on its
famed precision marching and
playing.
Eighty thousand people are due
to attend the game, which will be
the opening encounter for both
teams.
The trip is being financed by
friends of the college, mostly for
mer students. The cost will be
about $21,000; to date $18,561.00
has been collected.
A&M Facing
Probation
For Recruiting
As everyone who was read
ing- the papers or listening to
sports programs last May
knows, A&M was placed un
der two-year probation by
Southwest Conference heads for
violations of recruiting rules.
The conference cancelled all
A&M letters of intent signed by
high school athletics and forbid the
school from participating in post
season contests. In making its
action, the conference declined to
specify the charges that led to the
disciplinary action.
The conference emphasized that
conference rules had been violated
by both the A&M coaching staff
and alumni of the institution.
Coach Paul Bryant of A&M ask
ed vainly for the specific charges
against him and his staff. Bryant
also said the coaching staff was
disassociating recruiting from the
alumni.
Two boys were declared ineligi
ble for this fall’s Aggie freshman
football team by the A&M Ath
letic Council. This action was tak
en prior to the conference ruling,
and was taken because the two
prospects had admitted receiving
financial aid from A&M former
students.
Both boys were declared eligible
for competition this fall at other
conference schools. This was the
decision of the faculty committee
of the conference which reviewed
the case.
Most of the boys who had signed
letters of intent with A&M have
indicated that they will still come
here.
The band will leave Caldwell at
5:30 a.m. Sept. 15 and arrive at
Los Angeles at 12 noon Sept. 16.
Traveling on a streamlined Santa
Fe special, with reclining seats,
stainless steel equipment, two din
ing cars and two lounges, the band
members are assured the finest of
accommodations for the longest
trip the band will have made to
date.
It has traveled to Nebraska, Nor
man, Okla., Baton Rouge, La., Fay
etteville, Ark., and the Sugar Bowl
in New Orleans for football games.
Th return trip will begip at 8
p.m. Sept. 17, and the band will
arrive home at 8 a.m. Sept. 19. The
members, all in the cadet coi ns
will not miss the opening day
classes Sept. 19.
All old members of the band
seniors, juniors, sophomores and
entering freshmen cadets who have
indicated a desire to be in the band
will ‘make the trip. Letters have
been sent out to all members ask-,
ing them to report at the college
Sept. 5.
The band has three drum ma
jors, one of whom is head drum
major. The size of the band makes
this necessary. Cadet Major Tom
my Short of Big Lake is head drum
major and Cadet Captains Buddy
Patterson and Dwight Brown, both
of Dallas, are the other drum ma
jors.
War Hymn
Is Aggies’
Fight Song
AGGIE WAR HYMN
Hullabaloo, Cancck! Caneck!
Hullabaloo, Caneck! Caneck!
Goodbye to Texas University,
So long to the Orange and White.
Good luck to dear old Texas Aggies,
They are the boys that show the
real old fight.
The eyes of Texas are upon you,
That is the song they sing so well
—Shout like Hell!—
So goodbye to Texas University,
We’re going to beat you all to—
Chi-ga-raa-gar-em!
Chi-ga-raa-gar-em!
Rough! Tough!
Real Stuff!
Texas A. & M.
A&M’S SUGAR DADDY—Kenny Hall, one of the top
prospects out of high school in many years, is expected to
provide this year’s varsity with a scoring punch. He is
6-1, 202 pounds, and broke all scoring records as a prepster
star at Sugarland High School. Hall scored 890 points
during his high school days, 395 one season, and 49 points
in one game. He will be battling Jack Pardee for first
string fullback.
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